Huerfano Bridge | |
Nearest city | Boone, Colorado |
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Coordinates | 38°13′32″N104°15′41″W / 38.22553°N 104.26142°W |
Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
Built | 1921 |
Engineer | Robert Dubois Pueblo Bridge Co. |
Architectural style | Filled spandrel arch |
MPS | Vehicular Bridges in Colorado TR |
NRHP reference No. | 85000226 [1] |
Added to NRHP | February 4, 1985 |
The Huerfano Bridge, is a bridge in Pueblo County, Colorado near Boone, Colorado that brings U.S. Highway 50 over the Huerfano River. The bridge was completed in 1921 [2] after construction began in 1920. [3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [1]
It is a five-span filled spandrel arch bridge designed by Colorado state staff engineer Richard Dubois and was built by the Pueblo Bridge Co. A previous bridge had been christened by the community in 1916. [4] It replaced a timber truss bridge that had deteriorated severely by 1920, with two spans having fallen from damage by woodpeckers. [2]
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